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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20

April. 12.35012.40c; May. 12.3501245c; June
l235 q 2.4Oc; July, 1885 012.45c August, 1875
q l2.45c September. IL. 35 012. 45c October II 40
Sugar quiet. Molasses dull. Rice steady.
Ialiow easier and more active. Rosn steady.
Eggs dulland easier; receipts, 243 packages; West
ern, 17O174c.
Pork fairly active and frm sales. 1, $50 brls mess
on private terms, quoted at $14. % old SO new.
Cut meats firm; picked hams, IL 81 012c picked
shoulders. 7l4c. Lard shade stronger and moder-
March 's!ss Ap stsa Nay
07.43c; June. ZAP 07.46c.
Butter quiet; Western. 1926; Elgin creamery
u 02sc. Cheese firm and rather quiet.
Copper steady. Lead dull; common, 4l2c.
CHICAGO, Feb. l9-The wheat market started
moderately firm this morning, but grew weak toward
the close and finished sec lower than yesterday Pub
lie cable advces quoted wheat firm and III good de
mand but private cables reported easier mar
ket for Indian wheat. The export clearings were I'M
usually light but the receipts also small aggre
eating only las 900 bu at eleven points There
some good buying at times during the session. but the
offerings grew heavy at times as to cause weak
feeling The market opened at SOl4c for May deliv-
cry advanced 5000 SOI2c fell off steadily to Soc
reacted trhe. and then fell off to 79a4c and closed
at that figure The weakness late in the session, was
attributed to free selling influenced by resports that
export purchases at the seaboard were very light
Corn only moderately traded in, but ruled
steady until near the close when slight decline set
In due to the weakness in wheat. Receipts are mod
crate and the shipping dem and fair The market hna
ly closed leo lac lower than yesterday Oats were
little more active and prices firmly held the mar
ket closing shade frmer than yesterday. There
were evidences that shorts in some instances
covering. There was unusually large speculative
trade in provisions, with shorts covering freely on
all the leading lines. In pork trading was almost
exclusively foe May delivery which advanced during
the session to $14 92l2 but reacted to $14722 and
closed at that figure. Lard advanced 1O0 15c per 100
pounds and closed steady. Short ribs advanced 10 %
zoe per 100 pounds. The leading futures ranged as
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Cheerful Sun and Promise of Better Weather
and Better Roads Helping Matters.
Tx-,,v I'll

The volume of trade in the week closing oday has
fallen considerably below the expectations of mer
chants in the early part of the week. but dsagreeable
weather and impossible country roads cut trade down
to the minimum. Yet, taking survey of the field,
there is much that is encouraging Financial affairs
are in a sound condition, with active demand for
money at comparatively low rates of Interest," there is
gratifying activity in all departments of industrial en-
terprise, while the prof table character of business
operations of the best indications of general
prosperity. Under these circumstances business
men are looking forward with hopeful antcipaons to
the advent of spring that always brings with it
newed life and animation. The evidences of continued
steady progress to be found in the increased
ings of the railroads which necessarily means an ex
panding volume of traffic well the large increase
in the export movement of produce that is shown for
the month of January. In prices locally there were
but few changes Eggs drop back l cent on reports
Of gntted markets East and 10 cents is predicted as
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and
unchanged. No. spring wheat. 1884 0761ac; No. 3
spring wheat zoe; No. 2 red, 77lse. No. corn,
No. barley 5oo52c. No i faxseed. ST o5is
Prime timothyseed 1888. Mess pork y brl
$1455014.6O 60. Lard ~ 100 TBS. $7050707
Short.rib sides loosel.. 7.5o07.55c. Dry sailed
shoulders lboxedl, 80 @6c. Short sides !ess-a
gal, 81. 1o. Sugars, cntloaf, 6ss07c; granuated,
6ls1 6l4c: standard A, 53,c.
On the Produce Exchange TO day butter was dull;
creamery, 20026c. Eggs. 15@l6c per dozen.
Receipts-Flour. Is, 600 brls; wheat, 20. 900 bu;
corn. $4,000 bu: oats. 100000 bu; rye, 1000 bu,
barley, 10000 Blu. Shipments-Flour. 18, 600 brls
wheat Go 900 blu: corn 90 600 bu; oats, So 900 bu;
rye, none barley, 10000 bu.
BALTIMORE, Feb 19.-Wheat-Western frmer
and quiet; No. 2 winter red, spot, 90l2 a 80 osc;
february, 9ois09lc; March, 90se09o5sc May,
92092l4c. Corn-Western lower mixed, spot. AGA
046ssc: February, 46iea466sc March, 46046lec;
May. 47ss047 l2c; steamer: Ass 046c Oats steady;
Western white. 37039c; Western mixel, 34a36c.
Provisions firm and quiet. Other articles I'M
changed. Recepts-Flour. 1907 brls; wheat,
$500 bu: corn, 81 900 bu; oats / 700 bu rye, 200
bu. Shipments-Flour 1926 brs.
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to be the ruling price next week Receipts of butter
light and really choice stock is easily disposed of at
our quotations. Poultry is firm In groceries there
is light distribution. Sugars weak at quota
items. while coffees again firm in tone. Canned
goods and dried fruits are meeting with good SALE
Druggists quite busy and many articles they han
die are 6rmer and tend to even higher prices. The
hide market 10 moving along in the rut of
months past There is difficulty in disposing of
this stock but any attempt to spring prices meets
with a rebuff Trade with the hardware men and
iron dealers is becoming active, so excellent
the prospects that higher prices to rule with
the coming of the more active season in the way of
building etc. Trade with the dry goods men is rather
fiat little good weather, however will bring their
business well to the front. The provision market
still points to higher prices, with an active demand
for the Southern and Eastern markets.
GRAIN.
The local markets to-day took decidedly frmer
tone. This was in great measure due to the fact
that receipts seldom light at the present
time. Elevators and storehouses adjacent to railroad
tracks pretty well cleared of their holdings and it
is impossible bad the roads, to replenish them
Corn is in strong demand at quotations. and the
same is true of oats while little increase in receipts
of wheat would supply the demand which now seems
to be wholly local in character Track bids Change
to-day were follows;
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The Building Associations.


Five or six associations will pay out this year.
The Mechanics will complete its second year In
March. 1t has no money hand
An effort is being made to wind up the affairs of the
Teutona which during its career has lost 81 600
by bank failures 1t has been in operation four years
and six months
The Progress, the South side association or.
ganzed the perpetual plan has disposed of nearly
all the stock of the first SERIES One of the new feat
u-es is that the interest loaned money is payable
weekly.
The demand on some associations for money the
last two weeks has been great that they have had to
borrow from other associations. The plan is a good
one but has never been pracced to any great extent
in this city.
The most prosperous associations in the city are
those supported by laborng The money is being
continually turned over, and accumulates rapidly.
few associations kept up by capitalists giving
satisfaction.
The second series of stock of the Occidental Asso-
citation will be issued March z. The shares will be
sold at $500 EACH and the association charges
try fee of 25 cents. The Occidental is u compare
lively association but has been exceedingly pros
porous.
The Socialists of this city have organized associ-
alton. and the payment of dues will begin March s.
Albert Grumann is president; Gottl:eb Lenkha rdt,
vice president: Carl Haupt financial secretary; Louis
Hellmann treasurer; Mr.. Schwartzer secretary Only
members of the sociastic societies of the city
the association.
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Centers.

1cStoruhyS Guol6tions ou ATouuCo aC INC
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Flour without quotable
change and moderately active; receipts 9.41S brls
and sacks. Sales. 5000 brls
Wheat-Spot generally steady but less active for
export. Options declined u q sac closing heavy spec
nlation fairly active; receipts. 40 $50 bu exports
20 bu; sales 3.6SS, 600 bu futures and 1l2 900 bu
spot No. 2 spring. nominal at 92c; No i hard 96c
store; ungraded red, o. 0925sc; No. 3 red S9c No
red, 9Oiac elevator 9li4092 aaoat and delivered.
No. red. 93i2c; No. l white 81 lac; extra red
81 ioc; uugraded white 81 l2c No. red March 9Ole %
a0sac. closing 90lsc; April. 91D915sc. closing at
81 lsc; May. 81 1915 092ioc. closing at 7sc: June
024693c. closing at 92loc: July 93l4 093 &c clos
ing 93asc, August 93bs0ai14c closing at SO sac;
September, 94os095i4c. closing at 945sc; December
0S3s09S7sc, closing Mt 9S3sc.
Corn-Spot quiet and about steady: options ID a loc
lower and inactive, closing weak. Receipts n 600
bu, exports. $3.50 bu; sales. 400 600 bu futures
and ~ 600 bu spot; ungreded AZ y Sloc steamer
474d4T 12c in elevator; No. 2, 4sl404Si1c in ele-
vator 49l2c delivered, 4Slac o. b. No 2 February
nornina March 4sisDielac. closing at As lsc: April
4e5sc ciosngat 1880; May, 4SD493sc closing at
4sAc; June. 49,4c, closing at 4914c
Oats shade better receipts. 52.5 bu exports.
1875 bu; mixed Western. 3103Sc; white Western, 3S
Z42A2c.
Hay steady and in fair demand
Hops qptst and steady.
coaee-Fair Rio qnet and firm at l4c options
stronger and moderately actve sales, 80 $50 bags;
February, 1245ai2.50e; March, 12.400l245c;
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The Labor ORGANIZATIONS.

A large assembly instituted at Monon this week.
Within the last two weeks twenty assemblies
have been organized in Indiana.
Typographical Union No has greatly increased it,
membership within the past few weeks.
The monthly meeting of the district assembly viii
be held to-day at No. 115lo East Washington street.
The legislative committee meets this afternoon In
the When Bockfor the purpose of considering impor-
tant business.
The master workman of Anna Darling Assembly.
Miss Fehan and the recording secretary, Miss Lizzie
Hahn, have both been married within the past month.
The English speaking socialistc section. X. of L.,
will hold public meeting at No. 11512 next Sunday
afternoon, and will be addressed by some foreign
speakers
The Furniture -makers' Union win hold social 90
Mozart Hall this evening There will be singing BY
the Sangerbund music by Houghtons orchestra aud
short addresses by members OF the union.
Powderly has written very encouraging litter to
the ladies who managing the cooperative overall
company, and accompanied the letter with the money
Tor ono share of stock The ladies of the company
are meeting with attering in their enterprise
Quite large number Of representatives from tho
aerent labor organizations will attend the Cincin.
natl industrial convention this week. Whether tho
organizations will support the party not de-
ponds upon the character of the platform adopted.
Inc Knights OF Labor suspect that they will not be
able to join their fortunes with the movement.
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Elsewhere.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Cattle-Recepts, 100.
The market was steady choice heavy native steers,
43O04 90: fair to good shipping steers. SO. $50
4.3O; butchers steers fair to choice. $1,000. 10;
feeders. fair to good So SO03.50; stockers fair to
good 1903; Texans, common to choice, $1,000
$50.
Hogs-Receipts 500. The market was steady;
choice heavy and butchers selections, $1,000
$40; packing. fair to good S. 3505.45; Workers.,
medium to prime, So. 5d $50; pigs, common to
good, "a. 5000.
Sheep-Receipts, 400. The market was active and
steady common to fair, 81 6O037O; medium to
fancy, So. SO04.9O.
KANSAS CITY Feb. 19-The Live Stock 1ndica-
tor reports: Cattle - Receipts, 1.0OO shipments
500. The market was firm for feeding and shipping
to choice shipping steers. 81. 1O04.4O: common to
medium. So 5O04 stockers, $2.6O13IO; feeding
steers, S3. 25 0D3 60; cows 81 25 03.4O.
Hogs-Receipts, AGO. shipments, none. The
market opened 5010c higher but closed weak with
the advance lost good to choice, 1926 40;
mon to medium, $4.75O5.15.
Sheep-Receipts, 400 shipments. The
market active and 25c higher good to choice.
$50. 25 rs; common to medium, $2.4O03
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 600.
Market steady; shipping steers, $50 to 800 lbs,
So 5005; stockers and feeders So. 5OO3. 80; cows
bulls and mixed stock, So. 10 80; bulk, $2.750
$50.
Hogs-Receipts 10000; shipments 5000 Mar
ket steady; rough and mixed So. 1065.55; packing
and shipping So. 1915; light $i.75 05.25; skips,
$3.5OO47 rs.
Shesp-Receipts 700; shipments, none. Market
steady; natives, $3.5O05; Western, So 80 10;
Texans, $2.5004.25; lambs, $I.50055O
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The Military Companies.

John Ellis of the Richardson Rifles is on tho sick
list
Quartermaster VIII S. Lockman has gone to Gin
cnnati.
Captain KeNeher has young son whom he has
named Robert Emmett.
The w. f. English Guards Iii give military ball
at the Fayette-street Rink ON Tuesday evening.
The railroads leading to this city will give half-fare
tickets to all who desire to attend the carnival
There are over seven and half millions of men in
the United States militia available for military
ice.
Miss Fannie Medaris and Miss Eva Cadwallader Of
Park avenue will assist in the fruit booth at the mill
tary carnival.
E. H. Davis has resigned the offices he holds in tho
Indianapolis Rifles, and has applied for discharge to
Captain Sullivan.
The Light Infantry have overhauled all their
uniforms and have reftted each man with com.
plete fatigue and dress uniform gun and accoutre-
ments.
Captain Richardson will be officer of the guard dur.
ing carnival week and will appoint new officer of
the day for each day.
All the belonging to the local military organ
izations requested to meet at their respective
armores at promptly o'clock next Tuesday after.
to take part in the parade. which starts at
o'clock.
Representative BusSrk's speech. last Thursday
complimenting the Richardson Rifles while at Shoals
last March, has met with favor and has put before
the people instance Of military company use
fulness.
The following young ladies have been chosen to as
sst at the fruit booth: Misses Sadie Burton, Nell
Hufnal Grace and Genevieve Baker, janet Payne,
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The banks now hold %25, AIS. zoo in excess Of the
% cent. rule
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Bar silver, 81 OLE.
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Wheat Opens Moderately Firm, but
Weakens and Closes Slightly Lower.
Moderate Trading in Corn at Figures Below
Those of Friday-0ats Active and Firm
Provisions Active ct Higher Prices.
MONEY. BONDS AND STOCKS.
The Market Continues Dull, but Many Shares
Exhibit an Upward Tendency.

The Market Continues Dull, nut many Snareb
Exhibit an Upward Tendency.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Money call WAS easy at
304 per cent, closing at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, sac per cent.
Sterling exchange was dull and unchanged.
The total sales of stocks to-day 166 O4O shares
including the following: Delaware Lackawanna &
Western, 9,4OO; Erie $3.50; Missouri, Kansas &
Texas 90 554; Lake Shore, 100 Louisville & Nash
vile, 3,s1o; Reading. 249so, st. Paul, 1925;
Union Pacific ID. SIS: Western Union, 8,645
The stock market to-day showed the same dullness
and parrowness which marked it during the previous
days of this week. The bullsh temper displayed
yesterday received impetus to-day, first from the
gable reports of strong market for Americans in
London, secondly by the confidence shown
BY houses with German connections that the
elections on Monday will result in favors of the
government and lastly, by the announcement late IN
the day that the holders of the Missouri. Kansas
Texas scrip had finally agreed upon settlement with
Mr. Gould. Kansas g. Texas stock then became the
special feature and advanced rapidly on largely in
creased business. The other Gould stocks were firm
and the general marke. felt the influence in some
what less degree slight setback occurred in the
early part Of the afternoon in consequence OF the UNI
favorable nature of the. bank statement and
gold for shipment. The opening firm to strong
with first prices generally le to So above last night
close while Missouri Kansas e. Texas up 81.
The market tame and spiritless, and while there
was some heavness in the early dealings. there was
after that time. steady hardening of values until
noon. Missouri Kansas & Texas, New England and
Western Union showed the greatest strength. Pc
rod of extreme dullness succeeded during which slight
fractions lost. Nickel-plate common being prom
inent for dullness. The advance in Kansas & Texas
then took place and the Improvement was shared by
the entire list the market closing dull and steady at
the advance Gales 1856 O4O shares.
Railroad bonds showed more animation, and were
strong almost ali the way out Final prices generally
show advances The feature of the trading the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas issues. which con-
spcuously active and strong upon the settlement with
the scrip-hoders and the ves closed 3 ID higher at
S7aa after sales at 1888 upon business of $3.50
O0O The skies closed pig per cent higher. at 097e
the best price of the day sales of $146. OG0.
Government bonds and State bonds were dull and
stead. Closing quotations were;
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Grace Hardestv. Jennie Truitt, Lulu Osterman Ids
Martin. Maggie Morris, Lola Medaris. Mamie Muir
and Miss Pugh
H. T. Condo, general agent for the caigraph writ.
ingmachine has present the military carnival No.
improved caligraph writing machine. which is DO
voted to the most popular commander of q military
company or Uniform Rank, K of P. of this citv.
This popular machine just received from the factory
is now on exhibition in Albert Calls show window
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LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Slow and Hard to Sell at Quotations
Hogs Quiet and a Shade Lower.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 10.
CATTLE-Receipts. 800; shipments. $780, Fair
supply; but few good grades here; market slow and
hard to make sales at quotations. few shipped out in
6,s% ha,I
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Export grades. 81 5005OO
Good TO choice shippers. 4.15O4.40
Common to medium shippers .......--.. 3.3O03.9O
Feeders. neutrality-suspicious.. 3.GO04.O
Good to choice heifers 3.6OO4.OO
Common to medium heifers. 2.S50325
Good to choice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1O03.5O
Common to medium cows. ..-..-....-. 2.O002.75
Veals common TO good. ...........---. 4.50O6 90
Bulls good to choice 3.2503.75
Bulls common to medium 2.O0O3.O0
Mixers, common to good. &c. 90 90
HoGs-Recepts, 3, $50; shipments, 1900. Very
few heavy grades here mostly light mixed stuff; mar
ket opened slow and shade lower than yesterday.
closing quiet.
Heavy packing and shipping -$5. 35 O5.55
Mixed light and heavy o-IOUo.SO
Fair to good light. 5.O5 1850
Pigs. common to good 400 900
Light skips.. 1----.-.--- .------. 3.oo0o.73
SHEEP-Receipts 800; shipments, Fair
supply quality generally good; market stronger but
not quotaby higher all sold.
Good to choice. --..................$4 .3O04. 65
fa1r 10 me0luIn O-O.pU4- ~
Lambs o.|OVo.Ao
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07

Through the window the light breeze
enters merrily. and floating downward,
lifts the hair, that is still unwet, from the
dead mans head, and softly, delicately,
plays with il. There is only the breeze.
All other motion is gone. So intense is
the silence that reigns within the cham
Der, that tiny bird, embodened by It,
percheS on the sill of the window. and
breaks forth into a morning carol, loud
and shrin. \ carol! 4 requiem rather'
And now The silence is broken. Through
the passages beyond comes the sound Of
hurlying feet. There is one that runs be-
fore the Others. Nearer, nearer they come,
and still the bird carols, the wind plays
the dead man lies there, carclc>s-un-
Knowing.
y touch upon the handle of the door.
The wand still rcvclS in liftIcSS trcSSrs.
but ttt bird has flown away The door
opens
Upon the threshold stands his mother.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
The Inevitable Master.

There i, nothing that can quite sup.
ply the pIace of a full acquaintance with
the rudinentary facts and suggestions
of any OF the callings in which men
strive for wealth and fame The man
who be-;u~ by learning the alphabet of
his chosen pursuit, and progresses by
degrees and with trained faculties. is
the one who in The long run will come
Off conpucror. This applies as well to
those OF remarkable natural gifts as to
those who are more stendcrlv equipped
in that regard. An eminent philoso-
pher has said, with apt AMI signal force:
'a,cniuS is an infinite capacity for re-
ceiying ~cipline." " 1t is discipline that
tells. aHt without thai there can bt.
any circumstances. There is no royal
road to iil'et-clas> triumphs. no short,
cut by which the necessity al close and
hard preparation may be avoided.
Dorr discovered this. even if he di}
not acknowledge it; and II I man OF
his splendid talents could not cause arl
exception t, be made to the rule, with
all his determined and prolonged etforts.
it is safe to say thai it must be a rul,.
which nohody has power to overcome,
The moral of such Il struggle and such
failure appeals to all classes OF peo~
pie. Men may prosper in Il mea sure by
natural energy and cunning alone, but
prosperity thus obtained is incomplete,
and uncertain. The thorough man is
the inevitable master; and thorough
ness comes only by timely and perse-
verinc discipline, houis Hobc-
DGn30cTUi.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
R ETR | B i TITO n.
BY "THE DUCHESS"
CHAPTER XX11I.

1t is very pale and fragile Nadine who
& looking at Duran in the morning
.xoom.
Now you are safe says he, smiling.
He presses her gently into huge arm
chair, and stirs into glow the dying
,tnbers of the fire. \ chill has fallen
upon the night. ASthe warmth comes to
her. as she realizes that here, perhaps,
Grant will not seek her, as she sees the
heluved face of Duran leaning over her,
she lets Il sense of JOY and comfort steal
through her being. and as Il child, tired
and weary. who secs its mother, might
10. she stretches out her arms to Duran
IN moment She is lying on his breast.
''Oh, to be here" she cries faintly
"Fo be herein your arms-sate. You
will never let me 90, will you? You will
not let him take me from you;'
Never, while life is in me-! But do
not wish to see you so unneryed, my
dearest. Come, take heart! Consider. In
these pro~Aic days a cir cannot be torn
from her home by any chance conner.
Even IL you were alone, YOU could resist
him, because your promise to him has now
been cancelled; but even if it had not
been 50. still | am here, your guardian
a1d-your lover"
My own NaErice.' She Slips her arm
round his neck. She is yet in her ball
gown, and it is n soft bare little arm,
rounded as II bahys, that encircles him.
He turns his head to kiss it tenderly.
1t is a terrible thought, = says Duran,
presently, "and | am honestly ashamed
OF it; but / cannot help feeling that this
miserable nights work has been our sal
v1tion.''
yesterday l was the most miserable
man alive-you were lost to me! To.
night, ann the nappiest-you are gaired!
For the future let us Danish from rs all
thoughts save those that remind US that
by q most strange chance We have been
given To each other just when hope
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